Hard to expect Xbox One will outsell the PS4 when there's so much negativity surrounding MS and its console. I do wonder if gamers = more sales or if Christmas might impact this ratio, but as you say the PS4 is cheaper too so...

I'm not defending MS, but you must remember not everyone uses N4G or other gaming sites, my dad will likely buy a XB1, he likes the idea of the camera, and the TV stuff, he's not a gamer, he'll probably play some of the COD campaign

Iactually swore at my dad when he said he liked the idea of XB1 "are you f-in crazy man"

Millions of those people exist though an will see the XB1 as a TV companion rather than a gaming machine

As far as this generation I think it's gonna be 3:1 PS4 to X1. Or somewhere between 3:1 or 4:1 like the PS2 to Xbox Original.

^Hellsvacancy It takes a while to convert people back. Everyone was saying that about the PS2 and they must get it so they can play Madden and GTA, and then a few years later the 360 was the "COD player". Now the PS3 picked back up the momentum and now the PS4 will finish it. We are already seeing converts here on N4G.

Unless Microsoft radically changes the Xbox One (much lower price, Kinectless SKU, big exclusives, big exclusives, big exclusives, improves their offering with the XBLA Gold service, etc) and gets a much needed positive PR, the world sales will vastly favor the PS4. I even think the 2:1 is a bit low. My predictions, IF the X1 continues the same route until now, i would say 3:1 or more... unless Microsoft gets a stoke of luck like Nintendo did with the Wii.

The PS4 WILL outsell the Xbox One up to 3:1, which is great if you are into the PS4, until MS announces its partnerships with the Cable and Satellite companies with deals like "agree to a 2 year contract and get a free or low priced($99 - $199) Xbox One". Then the Xbox one will overtake and outsell the PS4 by a long shot since there are significantly more people who watch TV and would willing to jump in for such a low price. Once the cable/satellite companies start pushing it, it won't be a contest.

If MS gets that casual TV market, Fitness market, Skype to kick in to daily adoption, and gets devs to make apps and games work across all of its ecosystem, it may be able to do what the Wii did in getting average users to adopt en mass. The gamer market is at best maybe 200M regular users, but there's far more other people who watch TV and do other things besides gaming.

Microsoft seriously has an uphill battle this gen just because of how much they've been stepping on consumers' toes since the system got announced. They've been touting "features" and establishing restrictions that cause knee-jerk overly negative reactions in consumers. Meanwhile, Sony's been keeping a business model that's pretty much business as usual for them with the added bonus of positive PR from their reactions to MS's goofs. Not only that, but they really turned it around for the PS3 even though it had such a rocky start. They used a slow-and-steady approach to come up equal to Microsoft this gen, which is impressive considering the heavy lead MS had on them at release. Sony just seems like the more consistent company right now.

God dude, I was trying to distract myself from the fact that it comes out so soon because the wait is killing me. Thanks for that, now my stomach is all in knots from excitement...lol It's crazy to think that in 3 days my PS3 and 360 will be last-gen hardware.

I think the ratio is going to be higher more like 3.5 to 1 this in US because in EU/UK that ratio can go to 5 to 1 in favor of the PS4.X1 is suffering of a bad reputation that will impact sales for sure,and this not even mention the superior price tag in relation with the PS4 and also WII U!Also it seems that Sony supply chain logistics will not stop even after Christmas,they intend to supply all pré-orders and still get even more in shops at Christmas time and beyond.And people cant also forget the xbox 360 and PS3 with great price cuts and great bundles.Price and capacity of supply demand will be factor key in sales for next gen hardware consoles has also console bundles with value.

I'm getting ps4 but think when it comes to casuals and mums and dads looking at the two boxes the xbox one's ui and kinect experience will cause a shift away from ps4 and a huge spike in sales for xbox one. I can genuinely see it dominating the casual market.

For the casuals, price is a very big factor. Coupled with the fact that PS4 multiplats are performing noticeably better and that through word of mouth I believe a lot of casuals will come to find this out, I think it's going to be a lot more attractive to the casuals.

Worldwide will be 2:1 at least, but in the US i think it will be a touch closer, say....3:2 or 5:3. Europe will be 2:1. Now, given the PS3 breakdown in these territory, this is a huge gain for Sony, especially in the US. Europe they will solidify and increase. Rest of the world in Japan? Well, we all know how it will turn out.

I agree Monkeyfox. Its insane what we live with on cell phone contracts, but I can easily see the cable/satellite industry doing the same thing especially if MS throws in Xbox Live with the cable subscription. Its not really much money lost for MS and they would get their device into a ton more homes. The PS4 could get in on that market as well with streaming apps, but it doesn't have nearly the multitasking or guide capabilities that the Xbox One has. This is how MS has envisioned winning the next generation of "entertainment". There will be those of us who will be PS4 only, but the masses will go for the Xbox One especially if MS gets its drivers working better and get the full 1080P gaming right for all of their games. Its early in the cycle and I think they could do it.

If you want 720p gaming get Xbox One. If you want next gen gaming build a PC or get PS. It's that simple. People are expecting the casuals to save Xbone yet the claim there's little to no difference between Xbone and PS4. Will casuals see the $500 difference? I highly doubt it.